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This is not a joke about Barron Trump. It is a joke about Donald Trump.
Dude … weak. Really weak.
Chait seemed to proceed under the belief that his joke was actually even a joke.
Greatly admire your writing Jonathan, but just not a good idea to even mention the minor kids.
Always remember to leave the kids out of it, especially minors. The adult children are fair game.
How about you leave kids out of your failed attempts at humor.
I'm just here for the ratio.
Leave Barron out of it. Yes, I read your explanation. It's still wrong.
The kid has nothing to do with what his parents or siblings say or do. Let him be.
Please delete. Innocent kids are off limits.
Children are off limits. Period.
I'm no fan of Trump but keep his kid out of it.
Not funny, not appropriate. Leave the kid alone.
This isn't funny or clever – but it is classless.
Don't be a tool! Leave the kid alone!
Dude… the joke wasn't funny when they went after @ChelseaClinton. Still isn't.
Come on man. Do better.
First, leave the kids out of it, and second, be funnier.


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This webpage will help you find out about the hazards and risks that might be encountered in shibuilding and ship-repair, as well as boat building and repair.
Many of the activities on board ships are covered in the engineering and welding microsites. The combination of the use of flammable gases and restricted or confined spaces that can be found on ships and boats is specifically addressed in the information document 'Storage and Use of Oxygen and Fuel Gases On Board Ships'.
Weren't ships exempt from the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (the Workplace Regulations)?
Certain elements of the Workplace Regulations did not explicitly cover work on ships. The Workplace Regulations have been amended to make it clear that they do apply to ships.
Can I use a boat, or vessel as access or to work from?
The duty to ensure that any such access or workplace is safe is covered by existing requirements of the Workplace Regulations and the Health and Safety at Work etc act (HSW Act). There is also working near water guidance available on the HSE website.
What about the duties to provide sufficient lighting when working on ships?
You have to provide sufficient lighting under the Workplace Regulations (regulation 8). Where lighting is required as part of work equipment, then Providing and Using Work Equipment Regulatiosn (PUWER) will place duties on the work, as well as HSW 2 & 3. There are also requirements under the Merchant Shipping (Safe Access) Regulations 1988 which are enforced by the Marine and Coastguard Agency (MCA). See the Memorandum of Understanding.
Following the general guidance will ensure work can be carried out safely.
There is existing guidance for lighting in docks and for dock operations produced jointly by HSE and Port Skills and Safety.
How do I do work inside a boiler, tank or similar?
The Confined Spaces Regulations cover all aspects of this type of work and guidance can be found in the confined spaces section of the HSE website.
What about needing to ensure hatch beams are secured if they are not removed?
Each year workers are killed and injured in a number of industries by heavy materials, components or equipment falling or toppling over. The Work at Height Regulations (regulation 10) deal with falling objects and the general duty to ensure heavy items are secured is covered by the HSW Act.
'Jumped-up bolts' - what are these and can they be used?
Jumped-up bolts are worn bolts (usually in shell plates) that are heated and hammered to enable a retightened nut to once again exert force on the plates. They are prone to failure which is why the use in securing side plates was prohibited in the old regulations. PUWER regulation 4 would also prohibit their use as the failure risk would make them unsuitable.
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Now let's see Java program which implements this bubble sort logic to sort unsorted integer array.
Here is complete code example of bubble sort in Java. It uses same algorithm as explained in first pass, it uses two loops. Inner loop is used to compare adjacent elements and outer loop is used to perform Iteration. because of using two loops it result in order of n^2 which is not great in terms of performance. If you are using Array List instead of array than you can sort them using Collections.sort method for better performance, for details check How to sort Array List in ascending and descending order.
* Java program to sort integer array using bubble sort sorting algorithm.
* purpose to sort small number of data to avoid performance penalty.
That's all on How to sort integer array using Bubble sort in Java. We have seen a complete Java program for bubble sort and also printed output after each pass or iteration, if you look at carefully you will find that after each pass largest number gets sorted and number of comparison decreased. As I said Bubble sort is not a high performance sorting algorithm and you should by using Collection.sort() method from standard Java library to sort Collections or Arrays.sort() to sort Array in Java. Also this program demonstrate How to print contents of Array using Arrays.toString() as array in Java doesn't override toString and simply printing array using System.out.println(array) will only show defulat toString from java.lang.Object class instead of contents of array.
I was looking for a Java program to implement Bubble sort algorithm, as part of my programming assignment. I just love the way you explain, its simply fantastic and explanation of Bubble sort algorithm itself is very self explanatory.
Nice work Javin. Here is a more intuitive approach for implementing Bubble sort taken from original algorithm.
here may they ask to improve it performance or remove unwanted iteration, then you can simply add a variable to check is there any swaping is done for that main loop, if not break whole loop.
This is not bubbling up the biggest --that is how bubble sort got the name .
still need to compare to the last element.
we are comparing the last element by j+1.Therefore it should be j<unsortedlength-1-i or else it wil show OutOfBoundsException.
What if I am needing to use bubble sort on 50000 integers? Do I have to hard code all 50000 integers?
Hello Paige, what do you mean by hard-coding here?
Glad to know Princy that you like this bubble sort program and my explanation.
The inner for loop which you are using for compare the element should be have condition like j < unsorted.length; not length-1.
@Javin, Does this looks okay, is there a problem using while loop with BubbleSort? I believe this would avoid unnecessary loops.
Yup, looks good to me but did you tested it for positive, negative and boundary conditions?


Since we began with the cube, a volume that has no surface curvature, it makes sense to proceed to the cylinder — a volume featuring what we call "single curvature". This means that the cylinder is curved around one axis only. Note that the silhouette of the cylinder is round when viewed on end, but the edges appear straight when viewed from the side.


so good. the bankai at the end is great! this would be a great full length story!
yes, I found the story very funny.I also like it when Harry gets the better of Dumbledore, who has planned to use him as a tool, which I absolutely hate.
Great reading, lots of fun!
Had a blast reading it.
Nice, fun little fic. Very much enjoyed reading.
I couldn't stop laughing half the time and Bankai totally did it!
Even without any knowledge of anime or the characters you've used in this fic, I've laughed myself silly on several occasions.
Harry going slightly off kilter is always entertaining, nonjon being an excellent example of this, although he didn't bring the utter insanity to the story which you managed.
Thanks for writing this. I have no doubt it'll keep me entertained for many years to come.
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Psychotic sword wielding Harry Potter!
Most amusing and entertaining story even without knowing a thing about Bleach, or much Anime at all, except a vague knowledge of Naruto, Death Note, and Helsing. This fic was easy to follow and fun to read with plenty of lol moments. A quick google took care of Kenpachi appearance and your writing brought his and the rest of the crew's personalities easily to life.
I really look forward to the reactivation of 'Culture Shock' and hope 'Something Grim...' is on the list for updates too. Thanks for the laughs and Happy Holidays.
I needed a good laugh today. Well done.
I had wondered why 41. So Harry asks. "Because 42 is the . . ." *sigh* Yeah, should've seen that one coming.
Don't read Bleach, so can't say that I understood all that, but it was still entertaining even with the holes in my knowledge.
Thank you for making my day that huge bit better.
That being said, why stop here?


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Q: How to fix my 3D Ray-Casting Algorithm for getting the Block the player is looking at My algorithm for calculating which block a player is looking at (voxel based world) is not working correctly. I have adapted it from this tutorial from 2D to 3D. At times it shows the correct block but other times it either returns nothing when it should or something in a completely different direction, why is this happening?
public (Block, Box?) GetLookAtBlock(Vector3 pos, Vector3 look) {
    try {
        look = look.Normalized() * 4;

        float deltaX = Math.Abs(look.Normalized().X);
        float deltaY = Math.Abs(look.Normalized().Y);
        float deltaZ = Math.Abs(look.Normalized().Z);

        int stepX, stepY, stepZ;
        float distX, distY, distZ;

        if (look.X < 0) {
            distX = (pos.X - SandboxMath.RoundDown(pos.X)) * deltaX;
            stepX = -1;
        } else {
            distX = (SandboxMath.RoundDown(pos.X) + 1 - pos.X) * deltaX;
            stepX = 1;
        }

        if (look.Y < 0) {
            distY = (pos.Y - SandboxMath.RoundDown(pos.Y)) * deltaY;
            stepY = -1;
        } else {
            distY = (SandboxMath.RoundDown(pos.Y) + 1 - pos.Y) * deltaY;
            stepY = 1;
        }

        if (look.Z < 0) {
            distZ = (pos.Z - SandboxMath.RoundDown(pos.Z)) * deltaZ;
            stepZ = -1;
        } else {
            distZ = (SandboxMath.RoundDown(pos.Z) + 1 - pos.Z) * deltaZ;
            stepZ = 1;
        }

        int endX = SandboxMath.RoundDown(pos.X + look.X);
        int endY = SandboxMath.RoundDown(pos.Y + look.Y);
        int endZ = SandboxMath.RoundDown(pos.Z + look.Z);

        int x = (int)pos.X;
        int y = (int)pos.Y;
        int z = (int)pos.Z;

        Block start = GetBlock(x, y, z);

        if (start != 0) {
            return (start, new Box(new Vector3(x, y, z), new Vector3(x + 1, y + 1, z + 1)));
        }

        while (x != endX && y != endY && z != endZ) {
            if (distX < distY) {
                if (distX < distZ) {
                    distX += deltaX;
                    x += stepX;
                } else {
                    distZ += deltaZ;
                    z += stepZ;
                }
            } else {
                if (distY < distZ) {
                    distY += deltaY;
                    y += stepY;
                } else {
                    distZ += deltaZ;
                    z += stepZ;
                }
            }

            Block b = GetBlock(x, y, z);
            if (b != 0) {
                return (b, new Box(new Vector3(x, y, z), new Vector3(x + 1, y + 1, z + 1)));
            }
        }

        return (0, null);
    } catch (IndexOutOfRangeException) {
        return (0, null);
    }
}

A: your DDA have two issues I can see from the first look:

*

*work only if Z is the major axis
so only if you are in camera space or have fixed camera looking in Z direction

*your deltas are weird
why:
delta? = abs(1 / look.Normalized().?);

I would expect:
delta? = abs(look.Normalized().?);

I do not code in C# so I am not confident to repair your code however here is my C++ template for n-dimensional DDA so just compare and repair yours according it ...
template<const int n>class DDA
    {
public:
    int p0[n],p1[n],p[n];
    int d[n],s[n],c[n],ix;

    DDA(){};
    DDA(DDA& a) { *this=a; }
    ~DDA(){};
    DDA* operator = (const DDA *a) { *this=*a; return this; }
    //DDA* operator = (const DDA &a) { ..copy... return this; }

    void start()
        {
        int i;
        for (ix=0,i=0;i<n;i++)
            {
            p[i]=p0[i];  s[i]= 0; d[i]=p1[i]-p0[i];
            if (d[i]>0)  s[i]=+1;
            if (d[i]<0){ s[i]=-1; d[i]=-d[i]; }
            if (d[ix]<d[i]) ix=i;
            }
        for (i=0;i<n;i++) c[i]=d[ix];
        }
    void start(double *fp0) // this will add the subpixel offset according to first point as double
        {
        int i; start();
        for (i=0;i<n;i++)
            {
            if (s[i]<0) c[i]=double(double(d[ix])*(    fp0[i]-floor(fp0[i])));
            if (s[i]>0) c[i]=double(double(d[ix])*(1.0-fp0[i]+floor(fp0[i])));
            }
        }

    bool update()
        {
        int i;
        for (i=0;i<n;i++){ c[i]-=d[i]; if (c[i]<=0){ c[i]+=d[ix]; p[i]+=s[i]; }}
        return (p[ix]!=p1[ix]+s[ix]);
        }
    };

start() init the variables and position for the DDA (from p0,p1 control points) and the update() is just single step of the DDA ...  Resulting iterated point is in p
s is the step, d is delta, c is counter and ix is major axis index.
The usage is like this:
DDA<3> A; // 3D
A.p0[...]=...; // set start point
A.p1[...]=...; // set end point

for (A.start();A.update();)
 {
 A.p[...]; // here use the iterated point
 }

DDA go through
well DDA is just interpolation (rasterization) of integer positions on some line between two endpoints (p0,p1). The line equation is like this:
p(t) = p0 + t*(p1-p0);
t = <0.0,1.0>

however that involves floating math and we want integer so we can rewrite to something like this:
dp = p1-p0
D  = max (|dp.x|,|dp.y|,|dp.z|,...)
p.x(i) = p0.x + (dp.x*i)/D
p.y(i) = p0.y + (dp.y*i)/D
p.z(i) = p0.z + (dp.z*i)/D
...
i = { 0,1,...D }

where i,D is matching the major axis (the one with biggest change). If you look closer we are using *i/D Which is slow operation and we usually want speed so we can rewrite the therm (exploiting the fact that i goes from 0 to D in order) into something like this (for x axis only the others will be the same with different indexes ...):
p.x=p0.x;                          // start position
s.x=0; d.x=p1.x-p0.x;              // step and abs delta
if (d.x>0) s.x=+1;
if (d.x<0){ s.x=-1; d.x=-d.x; }
D = max(d.x,d.y,d.z,...);          // major axis abs delta
c.x=D;                             // counter for the iteration
for (i=0;i<D;i++)
 {
 c.x-=d.x;                         // update counter with axis abs delta
 if (c.x<=0)                       // counter overflowed?
  {
  c.x+=D;                          // update counter with major axis abs delta
  p.x+=s.x;                        // update axis by step
  }
 }

Now take a closer look at the counter c which we are adding the D and substracting d.x which is the i/D rewrited into D iterations. All the other axises are computed in the same manner you just need to add counter c step s and abs delta d for each axis ...
btw if it helps look at this:

*

*volumetric GLSL back ray tracer
which is (I assume) what you are doing but implemented in GLSL shader (see the fragment code) however it does not use DDA instead it is adding unit direction vector to initial position until hit something or end of voxel space ...
btw its based on:

*

*Ray Casting with different height size
just like the link of yours.
[Edit] wrong hits (guessed from your comments)
That has most likely nothing to do with DDA. Its more like edge case when you are standing directly on cell crossing or have wrongly truncated position or have wrongly z-sorted the hits. I remember I was having trouble with it. I ended up with very weird solution in GLSL see the Link above and see the fragment code. Look for
// YZ plane voxels hits

its directly after the non "DDA" ray casting code. It detects which plane of the voxel will be hit I think you should do something similar. It was weird as in 2D DOOM (also in links above) I had no such problems... but that was due to fact they were solved by different math used (suitable only for 2D).
The GLSL code just before the casting of ray changes a position a bit to avoid edge cases. pay attention to the floor and ceil but mine works on floats so it would need some tweaking for int math. Luckily I was repairing my other ray casting engine based on this:

*

*Comanche Voxel space ray casting
And the solution is to offset the DDA by subpixel start position of the ray. I updated the DDA code above the new usage is:
DDA<3> A; // 3D
A.p0[...]=...; // set start point
A.p1[...]=...; // set end point

for (A.start(start_point_as_double[3]);A.update();)
 {
 A.p[...]; // here use the iterated point
 }

Also on second taught make sure that in your DDA the c,d,s are integers if they are floating instead then it might cause the problems you are describing too...

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Taken By Storm: Business Survival In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Katrina
Emek Basker
Javier Miranda
We use Hurricane Katrina's damage to the Mississippi coast in 2005 as a natural experiment to study business survival in the aftermath of a cost shock. We find that damaged establishments that returned to operation were more resilient than those that had never been damaged. This effect is particularly strong for establishments belonging to younger and smaller rms. The effect of damage on establishments in older and larger chains was more limited, and they were subsequently less resilient having survived the damage. These selection effects persist up to five years after the initial shock. We interpret these findings as evidence that the effect of the shock is tied to the presence of financial and other constraints.
Emek Basker & Javier Miranda, 2014. "Taken By Storm: Business Survival In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Katrina," Working Papers 14-20, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau.
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College network seeks to change campus debate on sex
(L-R) LFN's Kelsey Long, Campus Outreach Director, Cassandra Hough, Founder and Senior Advisor, and Caitlin Seery, Director. Credit: Love and Fidelity Network.
By Adelaide Mena
, Sep 8, 2013 / 04:12 pm ().- As college students around the country kick off a new school year, one national organization is working to change prevailing campus attitudes that accept casual sexual encounters as the norm.
Cassandra Hough, founder of the Love and Fidelity Network, explained that "on the majority of college campuses, there's a one-sided view" on questions of marriage, family and sexuality, "and there's a lot of pressure for students to conform."
"The Love and Fidelity Network looks to balance that conversation and challenge the sexual norms on campus by providing an alternative," she told CNA.
Hough founded the network in 2007 after helping to start the Anscombe Society, a Princeton University group promoting chastity and sexual integrity on campus.
"It became apparent when I was a student leader at the Anscombe Society that a national organization was needed to provide college student leaders with the resources, arguments, leadership training, support and the network to start student groups and effectively defend marriage, family and sexual integrity on their college campuses," Hough explained.
Since its beginnings with two student groups on two college campuses, the Love and Fidelity Network has grown in the past six years to have active student groups on 23 campuses nationwide, with 10 additional schools in various stages of forming student groups.
"We have a growing membership" and a continually expanding range of conferences, campaigns and resources for students, Hough said.
Caitlin Seery, director of the Love and Fidelity Network, said that the group's mission "is to challenge the sexual orthodoxy that has a foothold on American universities."
The prevailing mindset, she told CNA, "separated sex from any meaning," and since it was adopted by many members of the university community, it "has had a transforming influence on the rest of the culture."
Seery said that she is excited about the organization's growth, and is looking forward to the coming school year.
The group held a leadership seminar for the first time this past summer, gathering more than 20 student leaders from 15 campuses in order to learn from one another and from scholars in the field about reasons and methods to promote traditional sexual ethics on campus.
"Up until this point, I think people felt connected to us, but not to each other," Seery stated, adding that after the summer conference, there has been "really a growing sense of a national movement."
Now, going into the fall semester, she said, "the students are so motivated." The first nationwide campaign this fall will involve hanging posters during student orientation sessions to display "a positive message that there is an alternative to the hookup culture."
"A lot of people do want more" than casual sexual hookups, Seery said, and they should be able to "expect more than the message they usually receive during freshman orientation week."
Other initiatives throughout the year will include a Valentine's Day poster campaign and the 6th annual National Love and Fidelity Conference this November.
However, even with several annual campaigns and a growing corps of dedicated students, the university setting is a challenging battleground for the organization.
Some ideas that came out of the sexual revolution "really got a foothold in American universities," Seery said, explaining that this "orthodoxy of the sexual revolution" has permeated the culture in which young people are formed, and is supported by established leaders in the academic field.
"We're dealing with a culture that is becoming a lot more hostile to voices defending marriage as the institution between one man and woman," she observed. "In some ways it's becoming more difficult to promote sexual integrity on campus because our vision is an all-encompassing one," including not only abstinence, but also marriage, fidelity, and other issues that create controversy on college campuses.
Seery said that it is "inspiring" to see students face the challenge of campus dialogue in a respectful yet firm manner.
She added that it is heartening to see the network's campus groups offering alternative community and "a uniquely safe space" for students with same-sex attractions whose viewpoints in support of chastity and a traditional understanding of marriage are "discriminated against in other circles."
"That's something that our groups offer that no one else does."
Despite the many challenges within university communities today, Seery said that the organization has high hopes. She would like to see colleges "actually help encourage healthy behavior that will help lead to the flourishing of individual students and the student community," just as they try to promote healthy lifestyles regarding stress, tobacco and alcohol.
Such changes will take time, Seery admitted. "We know that we're playing for the long game, and that the culture is not going to be changed overnight," she said.
However, she continued, "ideas form culture, and if we change the ideas that are false but taken for granted at these universities, then we can actually in the long run have a meaningful impact on the culture."
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Apple and Google Join Hands to Help Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic
by: Sumukh Rao - Last updated on: April 10th, 2020
It's no secret that we're all currently living in a scary situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While doctors and healthcare workers are doing their best to cure and prevent the spreading of the virus, it can get really hard to determine if someone is actually carrying the virus and is unaware of it. That's where contact tracing plays a very important role. Contact tracing, as the name may suggest is simply tracking down every person who may have come in contact with an infected individual in order to prevent further spread of the virus.
Since it's not really feasible to manually keep track of every person an individual may have come in contact with, what better way to do it than using technology. To make this happen, two of the biggest names in technology who also happen to be two of the biggest rivals have joined hands to work on a platform to make contact tracing more feasible and effective. That's right, we're talking about Apple and Google working together towards making the planet a safer place in these tough times.
Apple and Google, in the coming months, will be working on launching an API that would assist with contact tracing at the operating system level while emphasizing on user privacy. As per the timeline, The API would be rolled out in May with support for both Android and iOS platforms in tandem with apps from health authorities/the government. The plan eventually is to roll out a Bluetooth based contact tracing system in phase two which would make it more accurate and would also help more users participate.
Both, Apple and Google have emphasized privacy and are said to collect user data only with explicit consent from the user. The attached graphic above depicts the mode of operation perfectly. The end goal of this partnership is to develop a system that would notify individuals if they have come in contact with a potentially contagious person, which would help you receive treatment faster, and would also prevent further spreading of the virus.
The world of technology surely sees a lot of rivalry in between big names, but it's always nice to see them join hands for a noble cause like this. The world needs it right now.
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It has been announced today that Zak Brown intends to step down as Group CEO, CSM Sport & Entertainment, at the end of the year. Chris Satterthwaite, CEO of Chime Communications, will join the CSM leadership team through to the end of the year.
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Amazon India listed OnePlus 6 as coming soon and added a option for sign up to get updates. OnePlus 6 will be an Amazon exclusive device like its predecessors.
There are rumors about release date of the phone but there is no official word from the OnePlus. OnePlus 6 will have a 6.28-inch screen with a notch at the top, a combination of 16MP+20MP dual camera, and powered by Snapdragon 845 chip-set along with 8 GB of RAM. OnePlus 6 will have IP67 rating, making it water and dust resistant.


Nick Ray is a producer and singer/songwriter from New Orleans, Louisiana, who has the bold ability to showcase songs that blur genres between Pop, Soul, Alternative, EDM, and Hip Hop. Now in 2017, Ray unmasks his brand new, focused, electronic alt-rock sound on debut record Circles. Our own Travis Gallagher had a chance to speak with Ray about his inspirations for the new album, his artistic process, and the advice he would offer to young producers today.
The last time Open Labs caught up with Ray, it was right after his Month 3 win of the yearlong Stagelight Monthly Music Contest II presented by Linkin Park. "November" was a dynamic hip hop track written alongside native Louisiana rapper LOC.
Circles is a beautifully shot and produced video that, through kinetic cuts and swiveling angles, presents leading actress Hedy Rose as a mysterious and mystical crafter of masks. The rural setting brings memories of fables we may have been told as children, as Ray faces the mask maker, shedding his own mask in the process. The visual effects are professional-grade and help usher the viewer into that almost intangible emotional space between two people that are breaking away from their own masks and toxic personalities.
Listen to Open Labs' full conversation with Nick Ray recorded with Stagelight here.


The "Road to the Kentucky Derby" runs through Golden Gate Fields on Saturday with the 34th running of the $200,000 El Camino Real Derby.
The race is Northern California's official Kentucky Derby prep. Ten 3-year-olds will race 11/8 miles trying to earn qualifying points for the "Run for the Roses" in May.
Mike Smith, the winningest jockey in Breeders' Cup history, will ride 7-2 favorite Conquest Typhoon. The Bay Area duo of jockey Russell Baze and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer aim for their sixth Derby win, this time with Stand and Salute.
Post time is 12:45. The Derby, the seventh race, will run at about 3:50 p.m.
Cal Quantrill allowed one run and struck out six in 52/3 innings, but Indiana's Casey Rodrigue hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the top of the seventh to hand the Cardinal a 4-2 loss in its season opener.
Nate Nolan went 3 for 3 and drove in the only run in Saint Mary's 11-1 loss at Seattle University.
Santa Clara was held to three hits in a 4-0 loss at No. 1 ranked and defending national champ Vanderbilt.
Michael Breen had two hits and an RBI in San Jose State's 5-2 loss at Loyola Marymount.
Preston Grand Pre drove in the only run in Cal's 7-1 home loss to Duke.
Nisa Ontiveros and Katie Sutherland-Finch pitched back-to-back shutouts as No. 23 Cal beat UC Davis 13-0 and Sacramento State 6-0 at the Fresno State Kickoff. Cheyenne Cordes homered in both games.
Sharon-Rena Estrada's grand slam capped an 11-run first inning in San Jose State's 13-2 win over Wright State after a 12-4 win over Drake to open the Hillenbrand Invitational in Tucson, Arizona.
Stanford beat Cal Poly 10-2 before falling 15-6 to No. 3 Alabama to open the Stanford Nike Invitational.
Gianetta France had two hits in Santa Clara's 2-0 loss at Fresno State.
Saint Mary's lost 3-2 to Rutgers and 3-1 to Pittsburgh at the Gaucho Invitational in Santa Barbara.
Cami Guyer won the all-around with a career-best 39.250 to help SJSU to a season-best team score in a 195.125-192.850 win over Sacramento State.
Toni Ann Williams scored a perfect 10 on vault and posted the highest all-around score in program history (39.700), but No. 20 Cal lost 197.250-196.225 to No. 10 Oregon State.
Longtime San Francisco Bay Bomber Charlie O'Connell, the biggest star in the history of Roller Derby, died Monday. O'Connell was 79. "Mr. Roller Derby" led the Bombers from the late 1950s through the 1970s.
Saint Mary's announced it will retire the number "13" worn by guard Patrick Mills during a halftime ceremony on Feb. 21 at McKeon Pavilion.
No. 13 Cal lost 4-0 to No. 5 Illinois at the ITA National Men's Team Indoor Championship.


The sixth day of the 30 day photo challenge. Today's picture is of someone you would love to trade places with for a day.
She is amazing. Not only is she beautiful, stunning, fabulous....she is a Victoria's Secret model, the host of Project Runway, and extremely famous and rich. She seems to have it all. She always looks amazing and so completely happy.


Interested in volunteering your time at the fire department. Since all of our members live within the district, chances are, you already know someone on the department. Come by and see us.
If you are interested in joining our department, you first need to come to one of our weekly fire meeting and meet us. Generally fire meetings are held each Tuesday at 7:00PM and alternate locations between Coleridge and Erect fire departments.
To join the department as a junior firefighter, you must be at least 16 years old, have a valid drivers license, be currently enrolled in high school, and live within the Coleridge-Erect Fire District.
Junior firefighters are somewhat limited as to their role in the fire department. These restrictions have been implemented with the safety of our junior members in mind. For example, a junior firefighter will not be allowed to enter a burning structure, drive emergency apparatus, respond to calls emergency traffic, etc.
Junior firefighters can be promoted to Firefighter when they meet the requirments below.
To join the department as a firefighter, one must be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma, have a valid drivers license, and live within the Coleridge-Erect Fire Department district.
When you come to your first fire meeting and express your interest in joining, you will be given an application. You must fill out the required information and return the application to an officer of the department. In addition to attending 4 meetings, you will also meet with our Screening Committee, which is made up of 4 officers from the department. The committee will simply ask you questions to get to know you better, and then offer a recommendation to the department on your behalf. The final decision to make you a member of the department will be by a vote cast from the current members of the department.


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seelos theatre screens second-run films every week when school is in session. the movies are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
located in kimball hall, the state-of-the-art francis xavier seelos theatre was renovated in 2008 and seats 360. most of the films are shown on blu-ray. for directions to campus and walking directions to seelos theatre, please visit our directions page. for more information, please call the seelos box office at 508-793-2455.
please note: all screenings are cancelled until further notice.
"can you ever forgive me"
wed. jan. 22: showings at 3:30 and 8 p.m. rated r. starring melissa mccarthy, richard e. grant and dolly wells. lee israel made her living in the 1970s and '80s profiling the likes of katharine hepburn, tallulah bankhead, estee lauder and journalist dorothy kilgallen. when lee is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend jack. an adaptation of the memoir "can you ever forgive me?" relays the true story of the best-selling celebrity biographer (and friend to cats).
fri. jan. 24 and sat. jan. 25: showing at 7 p.m. rated g. starring tom hanks, tim allen and annie potts. when a new toy called "forky" joins woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy.
wed. jan. 29: showings at 3:30 and 8 p.m. rated pg-13. starring michelle dockery, matthew goode and geraldine james. the continuing story of the crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the english countryside in the early twentieth century.
fri. jan. 31 and sat. feb. 1: showing at 7 p.m. rated r. starring samara weaving, adam brody and mark o'brien. a bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
wed. feb 5: showings at 3:30 and 8 p.m. rated r. starring renée zellweger, jessie buckley and finn wittrock. legendary performer judy garland arrives in london in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts.
fri. feb. 7 and sat. feb. 8: showing at 7 p.m. rated r. starring brad pitt, tommy lee jones and ruth negga. astronaut roy mcbride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.
"once upon a time…in hollywood"
wed. feb. 12: showings at 3:30 and 8 p.m. rated r. starring leonardo dicaprio, brad pitt and margot robbie. a faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of hollywood's golden age in 1969 los angeles.
"peanut butter falcon"
fri. feb. 14 and sat. feb. 15: showing at 7 p.m. rated r. starring dakota johnson, zack gottsagen and ann owens. zak runs away from his care home to make his dream of becoming a wrestler come true.
wed. feb. 19: showings at 3:30 and 8 p.m. rated r. starring billy barratt, ronak singh chadha berges and viveik kaira. in england in 1987, a teenager from an asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of american rock star bruce springsteen.
fri. feb. 21 and sat. feb. 22: showing at 7 p.m. rated r. starring chadwick bozeman, sienna miller and j.k. simmons. an embattled nypd detective is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy.
wed. feb. 26: showings at 3:30 and 8 p.m. rated pg-13. starring cynthia erivo, leslie odom jr. and joe alwyn. the extraordinary tale of harriet tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of america's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
"knives out" - canceled
rated pg-13. starring daniel craig, chris evans and ana de armas. a detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.
"hustlers" - canceled
rated pg-13. starring constance wu, jennifer lopez and julia stiles. inspired by the viral new york magazine article, hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their wall street clients.
"motherless brooklyn"
wed. mar. 18: showings at 3:30 and 8 p.m. rated r. starring edward norton, gugu mbatha-raw and alec baldwin. in 1950s new york, a lonely private detective afflicted with tourette's syndrome ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend.
"maleficent: mistress of evil"
fri. mar. 20 and sat. mar. 21: showing at 7 p.m. rated pg. starring angelina jolie, elle fanning and harris dickinson. maleficent and her goddaughter aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.
wed. mar. 25: showings at 3:30 and 8 p.m. rated pg. starring kang-ho song, sun-kyun lee and yeo-jeong jo. all unemployed, ki-taek and his family take peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous parks, as they ingratiate themselves into their lives and get entangled in an unexpected incident.
fri. mar. 27 and sat. mar. 28: showing at 7 p.m. rated r. starring helen mirren, ian mckellan and russell tovey. consummate con man roy courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed betty mcleish, worth millions. but this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes.
wed. apr. 1: showings at 3:30 and 8 p.m. rated pg. starring tom hanks, matthew rhys and chris cooper. based on the true story of a real-life friendship between fred rogers and journalist tom junod.
fri. apr. 3 and sat. apr. 4: showing at 7 p.m. rated r. starring joaquin phoenix, robert de niro and zazie beetz. in gotham city, mentally troubled comedian arthur fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society. he then embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime. this path brings him face-to-face with his alter-ego: the joker.
"queen and slim"
wed. apr. 15: showings at 3:30 and 8 p.m. rated r. starring daniel kaluuya, jodie turner-smith and bokeem woodbine. a couple's first date takes an unexpected turn when a police officer pulls them over.
fri. apr. 17 and sat. apr. 18: showing at 7 p.m. rated r. starring linda hamilton, arnold schwarzenegger and mackenzie davis. an augmented human and sarah connor must stop an advanced liquid terminator, from hunting down a young girl, whose fate is critical to the human race.
wed. apr. 22: showings at 3:30 and 8 p.m. rated r. starring matt damon, christian bale and jon bernthal. american car designer carroll shelby and driver ken miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for ford and challenge ferrari at the 24 hours of le mans in 1966.
fri. apr. 24 and sat. apr. 25: showing at 7 p.m. rated pg-13. starring ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson and kyleigh curran. years following the events of "the shining," a now-adult dan torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as the true knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.
wed. apr. 29: showings at 3:30 and 8 p.m. rated pg-13. starring roman griffin davis, thomas mckenzie and scarlett johansson. a young boy in hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a jewish girl in their home.
fri. may 1 and sat. may 2: showing at 7 p.m. rated pg-13. starring carrie fisher, mark hamill and adam driver. the surviving members of the resistance face the first order once again, and the legendary conflict between the jedi and the sith reaches its peak bringing the skywalker saga to its end.
all synopses courtesy of imdb.com.


Serving the prosthetic and orthotic community for 20 years!
When he became an amputee at the age of fifteen, it sparked Phillip Peters' interest in prosthetics. After years of involvement in prosthetics and orthotics, Phillip decided to open his own practice in Easley in 1998. His goal remains the same today as it was then – to help patients be as active as possible and enhance their quality of life. By 2012, Advanced Prosthetics had grown to several offices throughout South Carolina. Today, we continue to expand operations with offices in North Carolina located in Gastonia and Charlotte.
If you would like to meet some of our practitioners, click here. This includes several employees who are amputees, which is an invaluable resource to our patients. Our amputee employees can empathize with our patients and relate to their hardships and experiences. It also gives patients confidence that they are in good, qualified hands. Advanced Prosthetics takes pride in quality patient care with a personal touch.
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Guest Post: Movie Review: Dreamcatcher
February 19, 2011 / BlueInkAlchemist / 1 Comment
As you read this I am driving up towards the Great White North. While I deal with traffic, border shenanigans and the quest for a cup of Tim Horton's, enjoy this review of Dreamcatcher, courtesy of Monica Flink. Please check out her blog, at Poached Prose.
When I find something true, or originally mind-blowing enough to leave an impression on me, I like to pay homage in a sincere show of flattery that does not evolve into all-out ass kissing. As such, I knew when I was going to review Stephen King's Dreamcatcher, I could only pay homage to one man. That is right, I'm going to give a huge nod to the Nostalgia Critic, and we're going to play The Stephen King Drinking Game. Because that is the only way we are all going to get through this movie. Warning: The Stephen King Drinking Game is only for those with the iron liver of a Depression-Era Irish bootlegger.
Dreamcatcher is the story of five friends who are going on a hunting trip just outside of Derry, Maine. If you recognized that every Stephen King story takes place in Derry, go ahead and take your shot. On their hunting trip the four friends realize that something is going on when animals begin fleeing the forest in droves, and a military presence is keeping people from leaving the area.
The animals always recognize evil first. I think the presence of Damian Lewis tipped them off.
The four childhood friends, Henry (Thomas Jane), Beaver (Jason Lee), Jonesy (Damian Lewis), and Pete (Timothy Olyphant), find themselves in the middle of an alien invasion, the infected human beings characterized by a red rash across their skin that is colloquially called the Ripley, after "…the broad in the Alien movies." What's that, a group of friends that have been together since childhood? Take another shot. Infection of the Ripley means flatulence, illness symptoms, and eventually an alien creature emerges from one of the holes we all have, the rectum.
These creatures, called "shit-weasels" by the government (Really? Shit-weasels was the best they could come up with? You know what, take a shot. You're going to need it.) eventually grow and lay eggs to make more of their kind. The four friends discover this in different ways, Jonesy and Beaver get stuck with one in the cabin, while Henry and Pete discover a woman with the Ripley when they have a car accident in the snow.
It looks like a sperm with teeth. So basically anything that would come from Mel Gibson's shriveled sack.
In flashbacks, it is revealed that the four friends made a fifth friend who does not visit the cabin with them named Douglas, a mentally disabled boy they rescue from bullies one day, who proudly declares himself "I Duddits!" and talks about someone named Mr. Gray all the time. What is this, half a Stephen King story told in flashbacks, and one-dimensional, completely irredeemable bullies put there to make the heroes draw closer? You just took two shots, didn't you?
Henry figures out somehow that this alien problem is something that Duddits, now a mentally disabled adult dying of leukemia played by Donnie Wahlberg, needs to help fix. You are slowly and menially led through two stories, the story of Henry trying to get to Duddits to help stop the head alien, Mr. Gray, against the overpowering military efforts of Colonel Abraham Curtis (Morgan Freeman), and of Jonesy, who has Mr. Gray's incorporeal spirit stuck in his head, attempting to poison the water source with alien eggs.
Hey, did you forget to take a shot when an overbearing authority figure was mentioned? Shame on you. Make it up now.
Where are Beaver and Pete during all this, you might ask? Well they were conveniently killed off so that there would be no inconvenient need to develop them past the smart-mouthed and womanizing stages their characters were in, respectively. The story is dull, when something about aliens that ravage your innards and take over your brain should be exploding with excellence, and the actors, the big name actors in this movie which include Tom Sizemore, Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Timothy Olyphant, and Jason Lee, are phoning in their performances. The only one not half-assing it is Donnie Walhberg, and he has to play someone mentally deficient the entire time.
Think they'd notice if we just flagged someone down and went to go make better movies?
The director, Lawrence Kasdan, is better than this. The man has movies to his credit like The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Dreamcatcher just looks cheaply made for something that had nearly 70 million dollars poured into it, and the end is as anti-climactic as you can get with alien-on -alien action. It's clear it wanted to be something more, and tried so hard that it popped like an over-ripe tomato on a hot kitchen counter.
If there is anything redeemable in this movie, it would be the child actors in the flashbacks. From the pop culture references that only someone King's age would understand (take a shot) to the insurmountable courage that they all have which seems to disappear as neurotic adults (take another shot), the kids are the best actors in the whole damn movie. Except maybe for the shit-weasels. Those computer generated little bastards do some good by killing folk off for us.
If you are going to watch a movie based on a Stephen King novel, I suggest one of the ones that are either from his earlier years, such as Carrie or have nothing mystical or paranormal about them at all, like The Shawshank Redemption. These films will be far more entertaining, and will not get you nearly as drunk. Now call your DD and thank the Nostalgia Critic for sharing the whiskey-soaked love.
I think we both know this is just my paycheck movie. Those penguins didn't pay crap.
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IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Machete
I don't have anything worthwhile to say, I just thought this quote was hilarious, lol!
Also, can't believe Morgan Freeman was in this movie……


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Apple Updates Mac mini
Apple today updated Mac mini with the latest technologies and a new lower starting price, making Apple's most affordable Mac an even better value. Mac mini now features fourth generation Intel Core processors, integrated graphics that are up to 90 per cent faster,* 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Thunderbolt 2 and is still the world's most energy efficient desktop.**
"People love Mac mini. It's a great first Mac or addition to your home network, and the new Mac mini is a nice upgrade packed into an incredibly compact design," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. "With the latest CPU and graphics, faster Wi-Fi, two Thunderbolt 2 ports, OS X Yosemite, and starting at just £399, the new Mac mini is the best value ever."
The new Mac mini delivers new levels of graphics performance, expandability and connectivity. New integrated Intel HD Graphics 5000 and Intel Iris Graphics deliver up to 90 per cent faster graphics performance than the previous generation.* Mac mini now includes two Thunderbolt 2 ports, each delivering up to 20Gbps of bandwidth to each port, as well as next-generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi that is up to three times faster when connected to an 802.11ac base station. Mac mini is still the world's most energy efficient desktop, exceeding Energy Star 6.1 requirements by seven times the standard and consuming as few as 6 watts of power at idle.**
Every new Mac comes with Mac OS X Yosemite, a powerful new version of OS X, redesigned and refined with a fresh, modern look, powerful new apps and amazing new Continuity features that make working across your Mac and iOS devices more fluid than ever.
iMovie, GarageBand and the suite of iWork apps come free with every new Mac. iMovie lets you easily create beautiful movies, and you can use GarageBand to make new music or learn to play piano or guitar. iWork productivity apps, Pages, Numbers and Keynote, make it easy to create, edit and share stunning documents, spreadsheets and presentations. iWork has been redesigned with a new look, support for iCloud Drive and a host of new features, including a new comments view in Pages. iWork for iCloud beta lets you create your document on iPad, edit it on your Mac and collaborate with friends, even if they're on a PC.
Mac mini begins shipping today. Mac mini comes in three standard models: a 1.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 2.7 GHz, 4GB of memory, Intel HD Graphics 5000 and a 500GB hard drive starting at a suggested retail price of $499/£399 inc VAT (£332.50 ex VAT); a 2.6 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.1 GHz, 8GB of memory, Intel Iris Graphics and a 1TB hard drive starting at suggested retail price of $699/£569 inc VAT (£474.17 ex VAT) and a 2.8 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.3 GHz, 8GB of memory, Intel Iris Graphics and a 1TB Fusion Drive starting at a suggested retail price of $999/£799 inc VAT (£665.83 ex VAT). Customers can order Mac mini through the Apple Online Store and from Apple's retail stores and select Apple Authorised Resellers over the coming week.
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German zoo sends its last orangutan to Louisiana
September 10, 2018 at 2:11 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A German zoo is sending its last orangutan to Louisiana, and he's already learning some English.Jambi is a 22-year-old Sumatran orangutan, a critically endangered species of...
New Louisiana Film Trail website; state plans more
September 4, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana''s new film trail runs from New Orleans and Elvis Presley''s "King Creole" to northwest Louisiana''s "Bonnie and Clyde" museum, by way of the home for...
Suit: Louisiana black bear needs returned federal protection
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service claims the real-life bears that inspired their toy "teddy bear" counterparts should be returned to federal protection.The...
Camp Minden explosives: Lawyer expects guilty plea
June 13, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
The last defendant is expected to plead guilty in a case involving a huge explosion at Louisiana National Guard-owned site, his attorney said Wednesday.William Terry Wright has a change-of-plea hearing...
Searching for mass grave of victims in 1887 racial massacre
May 17, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A patch of ground in southern Louisiana is being surveyed to see if it may hold a mass grave from a Reconstruction-era racial massacre.Davette Gadison is...
Study: Invasive fist-sized treefrogs in New Orleans
May 1, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Invasive treefrogs have established themselves in New Orleans, probably arriving on palm trees from Florida that were planted in the Audubon Zoo.The U.S. Geological Survey says...
Louisiana: $1.5 billion in tax breaks for $9.4 billion plant
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — State and local governments in Louisiana have offered an estimated $1.5 billion in incentives to persuade a Taiwanese company to locate a $9.4 billion plastics complex...
Judge: Return Chinese drywall lawsuits to original states
March 29, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nine years after a judge began supervising a multitude of federal lawsuits that claim homes were damaged by Chinese drywall, he says it''s time to return...
Louisiana church gears up: drive-thru prayers on Good Friday
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana church is gearing up for Good Friday, when its pastor and volunteers gather on the church''s long circle driveway for drive-thru prayers .The Rev....
Study: "Legacy" nitrogen also feeds Gulf of Mexico dead zone
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Gulf of Mexico''s "dead zone" will be an unwanted summer visitor for decades, Canadian scientists say. They say the oxygen-starved patch would persist even if...


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CapoVelo.com - - Win a Ride in Mavic's Team at he Tour de France
Win a Ride in Mavic's Team at he Tour de France
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Experience the most storied cycling event from inside the race
If you can't make your friends "green with envy", then try doing it with yellow. That's yellow as in a Mavic team car.
The iconic French wheel brand, is launching its annual contest, which allows fans a chance to experience what it's like to follow a stage of the Tour de France from the best seat in the house – one of Mavic's neutral service cars.
Here are the details…
Imagine being in the Tour de France, following the race in the caravan as the worlds best cyclists climb the famous Col d'Aspin, Col du Tourmalet and finally ending at Cauterets. Mavic would like to make that dream come true and bring you to follow stage 11 in the front seat of the the legendary Mavic 'yellow car'.
Enter to win a the best seat in the house, riding in a yellow Mavic support car. The winner will receive travel, a night in the 'Special Service Course' hotel and dinner with the Mavic neutral support team the night before Stage 11.
Registrations will be open from Monday, April 20th, 2015 until Monday, June 1st, 2015 (all times GMT +1). The opportunity is restricted to people living in an European country, the United States and in Canada (offer subject to conditions, read the contest rules).
http://www.mavic.com/tour-de-france-contest-2015


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Matchstick Productions' The Way I See It wins Best Film at International Freeski Film Fest
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Crested Butte-based company Matchstick Productions won Best Film for The Way I See It over the weekend at the International Freeski Film Festival (IF3) in Annecy, France, where Henrik Windstedt also won Best Freerider honors for his part in the film (peep the trailer after the jump). Another Colorado company, Denver-based Level 1 Productions, picked up Best Jibber honors for Tom Wallisch's part in Eye Trip.
"To start the season that way and have the first impression be a Best Film honor, that means a lot to us," says Mike Hans, MSP Films' director of operations.
"I think where we really succeeded this year was not only relying on the natural progression of the athletes -- they get better and better every year no matter what -- but also emphasizing multiple camera formats, unique angles, and stepping up the overall production value. The guys were coming back from every trip with A-plus content, and we really could have made two amazing movies out of all the footage we had. We had to leave some truly amazing stuff on the cutting room floor, but the absolute best of the best is in there."
The Way I See It -- Matchstick Productions official 2010 ski teaser from Vas Entertainment on Vimeo.
So, what's in store for next year's film?
"I couldn't spill the beans even if I wanted to, because I don't even have a can of beans to spill yet," Hans says. "There are a few ideas we've been sitting for a long time, and this could be the season to explore some of them. Once the film tour wraps up next month, we'll sit down and start thinking about how to do it up even bigger next year. Ultimately, it comes back to the progression of the athletes, where the snow is falling and where something big is happening."
Check out the "Making Of..." clips at SkiMovie.com for some behind the scenes shots from The Way I See It. For more on IF3, visit NewSchoolers.com.
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